{"id":60039,"date":"2014-09-09T02:13:25","date_gmt":"2014-09-09T06:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/?p=60039"},"modified":"2014-09-09T06:39:32","modified_gmt":"2014-09-09T10:39:32","slug":"pro-scottish-independence-campaign-neck-and-neck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/2014\/09\/pro-scottish-independence-campaign-neck-and-neck\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro-Scottish independence campaign neck-and-neck"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"inves-514971111\" class=\"inves-below-title-posts inves-entity-placement\"><div id =\"posts_date_custom\"><div align=\"left\">September 9, 2014<\/div><hr style=\"border: none; border-bottom: 3px solid black;\">\r\n<\/div><\/div><p>Article by <a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/contributors\/contributor-profile-forextime\/\">ForexTime<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The rival campaigns in Scotland\u2019s fight over independence are running neck-and-neck nine days before the referendum, with a surge in support for those who wish to break away from the United Kingdom, a TNS poll showed on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The number of people saying they would vote \u201cNo\u201d to independence had dropped to 39 percent, down from 45 percent a month ago. \u201cYes\u201d support was slightly behind at 38 percent but had gained ground from 32 percent a month ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis poll reveals a remarkable shift in voting intentions,\u201d said Tom Costley, head of TNS Scotland. \u201cIt is too close to call and both sides will now be energised to make the most of the last few days of the campaign and try and persuade the undecided voters of the merits of their respective campaigns.\u201dThe late rally by the \u201cYes\u201d campaign led by Alex Salmond\u2019s Scottish National Party, the ruling party in Scotland, now makes the break\u2013up of the United Kingdom \u2013 previously thought to be a pipedream \u2013 a distinct possibility after a 300-year-old union.<\/p>\n<p>British financial markets tumbled on Monday after an opinion poll showed for the first time this year that Scots may vote for independence in the referendum next week.<\/p>\n<p>The YouGov poll for the Sunday Times put the \u201cYes\u201d camp on 51 percent and \u201cNo\u201d on 49 percent, excluding don\u2019t knows.<\/p><div id=\"inves-3030360821\" class=\"inves-in-content inves-entity-placement\"><hr style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;\">\r\n<div id=\"inpost_ads_header\">\r\n<p style=\"font-size:10px; float:left; color:#666;\">Free Reports:<\/p><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"inpost_ads\"> \r\n<p style=\"font-size:15px; float:left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/1ApBOV\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/investmacro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/graph_techs_PD.png\" align=\"left\" width=\"80\"  height=\"55\"\/><\/a>\r\n\t     <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/1ApBOV\"><b><u>Get Our Free Metatrader 4 Indicators<\/u><\/b><\/a> - Put Our Free MetaTrader 4 Custom Indicators on your charts when you join our Weekly Newsletter<\/p><br><br>\r\n<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<p style=\"font-size:15px; float:left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/f3RrHX\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/investmacro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cot_pie_80.png\" align=\"left\" width=\"80\"  height=\"55\"\/><\/a>\r\n\t    <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/f3RrHX\"><b><u>Get our Weekly Commitment of Traders Reports<\/u><\/b><\/a> - See where the biggest traders (Hedge Funds and Commercial Hedgers) are positioned in the futures markets on a weekly basis.<\/p><br><br>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<hr style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;\">\r\n<br><\/div>\n<p>The referendum, in which more than 4 million Scots and residents of Scotland are eligible to vote, will take place on Sept. 18.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-54242 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/articles-analysis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Forex-Time-Logo.png\" alt=\"Forex-Time-Logo\" width=\"262\" height=\"90\" \/><strong>Article by <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/contributors\/contributor-profile-forextime\/\">ForexTime<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ForexTime Ltd (FXTM)<\/strong> is an award winning international online forex broker regulated by CySEC 185\/12 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forextime.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.forextime.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Article by ForexTime The rival campaigns in Scotland\u2019s fight over independence are running neck-and-neck nine days before the referendum, with a surge in support for those who wish to break away from the United Kingdom, a TNS poll showed on Tuesday. 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